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| Steve Kariya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kariya with HPK in 2008 | |||
| Born |
(1977-12-22) December 22, 1977 (age 47) North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Vancouver Canucks SML Ilves Tampere Espoo Blues HPK Hämeenlinna JYP Jyväskylä SEL Frölunda Indians | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2010 | ||
Steven Tetsuo Kariya (born December 22, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger and younger brother of former National Hockey League player Paul Kariya. Kariya was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Playing career
After playing Junior A with the Nanaimo Clippers, he joined the college hockey ranks with the University of Maine Black Bears. In his senior year, he captained the Black Bears and led them to an NCAA title in 1999.
Having not been drafted by an NHL team, he was signed as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks and played three-and-a-half years within the organization. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Kariya went overseas to play for Ilves Tampere of the Finnish SM-liiga and won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy as the league's top point-scorer. Remaining in Finland, he played one-season stints with the Espoo Blues, HPK, and JYP, with whom he last played during the 2009–10 season. He also played for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elitserien for two seasons.
On March 1, 2013, Kariya joined the Portland Winterhawks coaching staff
Personal
Kariya's sister Noriko is a professional boxer and his brother Martin is also a professional hockey player. He and Martin are the first and only brothers to have won the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy. Steve is the brother of Paul Kariya.
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1995–96 | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1998 | |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 1998–99 | |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1998–99 |
- Awarded the NCAA Hockey East Sportsmanship Award in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
- NCAA Champion with University of Maine in 1999.
- Awarded the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy (Most points in SM-liiga) in 2005.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 60 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | University of Maine | HE | 39 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | University of Maine | HE | 35 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | University of Maine | HE | 35 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | University of Maine | HE | 41 | 27 | 39 | 65 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 29 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 45 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 43 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 67 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 31 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 57 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | Liiga | 55 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 56 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 55 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 41 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | HPK | Liiga | 58 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | JYP | Liiga | 46 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| NHL totals | 65 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Liiga totals | 215 | 83 | 107 | 190 | 139 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| SEL totals | 96 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byTodd Hall | Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award 1996–97 / 1997–98 / 1998–99 |
Succeeded byCory Larose |
| Preceded byTimo Pärssinen | Winner of the Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy 2004–05 |
Succeeded byTony Salmelainen |
- 1977 births
- Albany River Rats players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Espoo Blues players
- Frölunda HC players
- Ilves players
- Kansas City Blades players
- Living people
- Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Manitoba Moose players
- New Jersey Devils scouts
- Ice hockey people from North Vancouver
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions